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Palm beach in Bavaro, Dominican Republic

this last blog entry, we have to write from our office, Beinwil. On the way home we had to be done, so we were able to take place at 12.15 clock in the evening at 17.20 the family, friends and resources provided at the arrival hall champagne reception in Kloten with some logistical difficulties of the airline. We missed our people very much, and we are really glad to be back at home, in our most familiar surroundings Hallwilersee. But first, time still report for the last two weeks.

reunion with Jutta in Santo Domingo

Jutta Yony with a friend from the cathedral. Rep

Judith picked us up at the airport in Santo Domingo, and taken to the hotel about three hours away in Bavaro. It was a huge first glance hardly customizable system. In the honeymoon suite, but we have settled very quickly, and have the luxury of simply savored times.

-house "Bähndli" on property

the mini golf

We could get married there may Wedding-in Chappel. But as I said: Certainly not without you!

Neat and clean garden

Impressive decorations in the dining room

The expansive beach outside our hotel

All inclusive is glorious: The whole day free beer! Even better: The operation!

We have actually done not very much, because even with the all-inclusive offers no need for any outside activity exists. However, we were able to surf again a bit, the trade winds are constant, but not really violent. We were once on a dive, it was again completely different from that previously experienced. In the Caribbean, the visibility in crystal clear water a lot better, it is also a dive much more relaxed and you can see more easily.

From the deck chair in the cool sea and back again

surfing was also included, unfortunately just tested with little wind

nightlife also times out ....

... times in the hotel's discotheque!

Jutta and Yony

We have spent the majority of time with nothing and sönnele (we were also really brown), ate a lot and well.

nice brown roasted, but not quite everywhere ...;-) effort

The obligatory beach shoot

not only better enjoy the evening sun

Santo Domingo

Exactly one week later, Jeanette and I went once before to Santo Domingo, Judith stayed at the hotel. The capital was after the discovery of Hispaniola, 1492 (today Haiti and Dom. Rep.) by Bartolome Colon, brother of Christopher Columbus (Cristobal Colon) governed and managed. It is not difficult, the English and Moorish influences some of the colonial conquerors are seen, the city offers a number of historical sights. Of course, even here, tourism is the main source of income, there is in the charming pedestrian street Calle el Conde also hundreds of Turi-shops that hawk mostly useless dust collector and the famous "Mama Juana". The Mama Juana is a brandy, rum, wine and honey in roots, herbs and leaves, is inserted, and therefore for all (?!)... good (is power, stomach, blood, pain, cancer, depression ....) In any case it tastes.

Here you can squander the last holiday money, everything is very expensive.

The "Catedral Santa Maria la Menor, the oldest cathedral in the New World was Diego Columbus (son of Christopher) was established.

again from the south, Parque Colón to the Columbus statue

Inside the cathedral, late Gothic basilica

Plaza España, cozy Strassencaffés

Today, especially in the textile fashion again: skull in a mausoleum

On the occasion

moped on the streets of Santo Domingo

Columbus monument Faro de Colón

the 500-year anniversary of the discovery of America in 1992, this gigantic mausoleum was inaugurated. The Faro (lighthouse) is a cross-shaped Colossus (240m long, 34m wide, 46m high) made of stone, concrete, glass us. Inside are the remains of Christopher Columbus lie, as well as in Seville and Havana. Well, we hope that Columbus has won its dead peace, wherever this may be the ...

Inside the Faro: The grave of the Columbus

Some pictures from the Faro de Colón

a Caribbean storm, go as fast as they came

Welcome at home

Now we mentioned back home, and are happy to be back in the familiar surroundings to be. After six months you miss quite a bit in the clean, organized, Switzerland. But above all the family and friends.

We had a very busy time with many experiences and impressions. We have met many people, countries and cultures, sometimes better and sometimes less good. It was for both of us a very good experience from which we can still talk and laugh for years. It was in any case, a worthwhile trip that opened our eyes and sometimes the has, everything can feel the same way.

Jeanette on Thursday their work in the hospital Lucerne resume, I will complete my military service days from last Monday in the Army for the EM08. I will then look for a new job.

We thank all who have thought of us and supported us morally. Also for the warm welcome of family and friends at the airport, with the funny welcome party in the evening. We are determined to us very quickly settle down again, and are very pleased to be with you our story and pictures in a Bsüechli's the best.

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El Valle Panama City

Beach in Santa Catalina, Panama

Our last entry ended in Boquete, a village in the cool highlands of Panama. We decided in St. Catalina to dive again, once on the Pacific side. We went by boat to the nearby island of Coiba, wonderful, crystal clear Wasser.Die underwater world was totally different, so we saw one shark, (but only 2m Small), many Lobbes, starfish and turtles, and as always a heap of colorful fish .

A bay on the island of Coiba

These images I copied from the homepage of the dive center, but we saw this Animals actually

Santa Catalina was in the middle of nowhere ', then you can really only diving and surfing. In the small village there is no Internet, such as 3 restaurants and hotels. The village population entertained us, however, on Whit Monday with an Asterix & Obelix suitable Massenschlaegerei, which was instigated by a drunk man with a surprise attack with a bar stool on the back of the head of a rival family member, and soon both young and old was tearing including local police on.

beach on our dive trip to Coiba

Then we were to dive from the teacher and her husband, Santiago chauffeured, this occurred because I wanted to pay with my credit card bill to dive. In order to tap into the satellite network, they must always take the car on a hill, and only then is a booking possible. We have but did not work (no reception), and so accompanied them 2.5 hours to the bank, where we then took off the money and paid the bill. Heading another chicken came under the wheels, which somehow wandered aimlessly in the streets.

From Santiago we went to only 1.5 hours to get to El Valle, a village in the middle of an extinct volcano. We stayed here 2 nights and visited a zoo, but these were not very much. Animal welfare here seems to be an alien concept, so rabbits are housed in Gitterkaefigen bleed (even the floor is a wire mesh) on the paws, birds can sometimes opening their wings at all, because the cage is too narrow. But we also saw many different animals we have never seen as the gold frog.

gold frog Rana Dorada

Not Animal welfare: the right of the rabbits are his boys, wrapped in newspaper

sniff Mutual with a tapir

Our model: the sloth

Panama City, Casco Viejo

Then she went to Panama City, New York from Central America and gateway to the Panama Canal. was first inhabited we left our old colonial Casco Viejo built on, especially for the time of canal construction of the various engineers and managers.

Some buildings and a few boats in Casco Viejo



The quarter of a Aussichtshuegel


view of the old town to the skyline of Panama City

Panama Canal On Next day we had to get up early to catch the 07.15 clock train from Panama to Colon. The railway line was only 10 years ago back to life, and runs more or less parallel to the channel.
So we had our first impression of this huge, about 80 km long structure that the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean to each other.

in the panorama wagon to Colon

The diesel locomotive of the Panama Railway Company

In the afternoon we visited the locks at Miraflores, where the ships reduced to a higher or lower level, or be lifted. Sorry, we did not see any really big ships. The greatest dimensions are 305m length and 35m width. This measurement is expressed as Panamax; adhere to the many boat manufacturers. But long, there are bigger ships, so the channel will be expanded in 2007 for about $ 8 billion, durchzuschleusen to the super large tanks.

• came the construction of canals around 28,000 people died, mostly from malaria and other tropical diseases
• The lowest forward price paid in 1937 a man who crossed the Channel swim. The price is always the useful volume, so he had to pay for his athletic body 37 cents.
• pay the big ships up to 250,000 U.S. $ Kanalgebuehr, but this is still cheaper than to ship untenrum
• The canal was opened on 15th August 1914, with the construction was started in 1881.

Unfortunately, only one model, this ship would be the channel for much too big

The 2-stage Miraflores lock in

course, we were still in the New Town, dotted with skyscrapers and the Manhattan New York is like. Really very impressive, very busy and loud.

look at Bella Vista, the new town of Panama

This flag is huge, costing $ 25,000 each month and must be replaced. Is something like the symbol of Panama.

here had we really homesick: In Rincon Suizo in Bünderfleisch, raclette and Schümli Pflümli
What is here more pronounced maintained as in Guatemala and tuned, are the Camionetas that glow in all colors, chrome, have four times the exhaust pipes, and sometimes a wandering Disco same. The proud owners make every effort to airbrush the most beautiful and largest Kuehlerfiguren to have. This competition is never an end, to the delight of the astonished people who look after the Camionetas smile.


Our time in Zentalamerika is complete. From Saturday to Sunday, we drove 17 hours bus back to San Jose in Costa Rica, to take a flight to Santa Domingo. The fare is about $ 200 lower cost Costa Rica from Panama. On Monday we met with Judith and her boyfriend Jonnie on the Dominican Republic, Bavaro. We will stay here at the Grand Palladium Palace Resort Spa & Casino *****, all inclusive, because Jonnie is Recepzion-chief and was able to film something for us. Dyes his cool, right? Not bad, after all the small and sometimes grubby hostel rooms. We will talk more about it in a few days, first because we really want to enjoy the luxury of time.
Long waiting times and unfriendly, surly customs officials at the Costa Rica

on the plane to Santa Domingo

Welcome to the Caribbean, the first impression from the airplane window

A few more pictures in the end, and until the next entry in a few days